Trey Burke ran in to a pair of basketball legends during Saturday’s first-ever NBA exhibition game in Africa: Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo....
Trey Burke ran in to a pair of basketball legends during Saturday’s first-ever NBA exhibition game in Africa: Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo....

What do you do at your family reunions?
The Millsap brothers ball.
Utah Jazz wingman Elijah Millsap teamed up with his three brothers — Paul, a former Jazzman and two-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, John, who plays professionally in Argentina, and Abraham, a member of the Hawks’ summer ...
What do you do at your family reunions?
The Millsap brothers ball.
Utah Jazz wingman Elijah Millsap teamed up with his three brothers — Paul, a...

So these are the official stats for Dante Exum in Australia’s first international friendly against Lithuania this morning.
The Utah Jazz point guard shot 3-4 from the field, scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out two assists. He played a little under 20 minutes.
Exum showed some ...
So these are the official stats for Dante Exum in Australia’s first international friendly against Lithuania this morning.
The Utah Jazz point guard...

The Milwaukee Bucks are now just a signature away from $250 million in public money to help fund a new arena in the city’s downtown after Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favor of the bill following months of haggling. So if there’s a light breeze blowing across Lake Michigan it might just be...
The Milwaukee Bucks are now just a signature away from $250 million in public money to help fund a new arena in the city’s downtown after Wisconsin la...

The Utah Jazz might soon make changes to their logos, but it won’t happen this season. New Miller Sports and Entertainment president Steve Starks made that much clear on Twitter over the weekend. “Appreciate the interest in the Jazz logo,” Starks wrote. “No changes for the upcoming season and still ...
The Utah Jazz might soon make changes to their logos, but it won’t happen this season. New Miller Sports and Entertainment president Steve Starks made...

Those who want to see the NBA playoff format changed will soon get their wish. That’s if the rules committee does the expected and approves the latest recommendation, Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday in his press conference.
The league is expected to stop giving division winners an autom...
Those who want to see the NBA playoff format changed will soon get their wish. That’s if the rules committee does the expected and approves the latest...

The Trey Lyles contract situation may be quickly headed toward a resolution. “We’ll have some news for our fans here real short, so no worries,” Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey told 1280 The Zone on Monday evening. Lindsey has previously said that, while there were some ongoing negotiations, the...
The Trey Lyles contract situation may be quickly headed toward a resolution. “We’ll have some news for our fans here real short, so no worries,” Jazz ...

Dante Exum dazzled the crowd of 10,000.
Then he frightened them.
In Monday night’s 100-82 summer league win over the Boston Celtics, Exum did exactly what you’d hope your starting point guard might do against such competition, showcasing all the skills that made him a top-five pick a year ago. The 1...
Dante Exum dazzled the crowd of 10,000.
Then he frightened them.
In Monday night’s 100-82 summer league win over the Boston Celtics, Exum did exactly ...

The Utah Jazz’s summer league tips off Monday night with rookie Jahlil Okafor and the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the San Antonio Spurs at 5 p.m. The Boston Celtics will take on the Jazz in the second half of the doubler header starting at 7 p.m.
Here are four questions I have going into the week:
...
The Utah Jazz’s summer league tips off Monday night with rookie Jahlil Okafor and the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the San Antonio Spurs at 5 p.m. The...

The Utah Jazz have lost their former NBA slam-dunk champion.
A free agent forward, Jeremy Evans announced via Twitter on Sunday afternoon that he had reached a deal to join the Mavericks. According to an ESPN report, the deal is for two years at the league minimum.
A 27-year-old, Evans was a second...
The Utah Jazz have lost their former NBA slam-dunk champion.
A free agent forward, Jeremy Evans announced via Twitter on Sunday afternoon that he had...

Given the results the Jazz saw from his work with Rudy Gobert, assistant coach Alex Jensen figures to be a big part of Tibor Pleiss’ development. And he’ll have a a hand in it even if the 7-footer doesn’t make the move to Utah this summer. When the EuroBasket competition tips off later this summer, ...
Given the results the Jazz saw from his work with Rudy Gobert, assistant coach Alex Jensen figures to be a big part of Tibor Pleiss’ development. And ...

A wild start to the NBA’s free agency period has skipped over the Wasatch Front. The Raptors handed out big money to small forward DeMarre Carroll. Big man Greg Monroe spurned the Lakers and the Knicks to sign a max deal in Milwaukee. And the Phoenix Suns are clearing cap space to get in the LaMarcu...
A wild start to the NBA’s free agency period has skipped over the Wasatch Front. The Raptors handed out big money to small forward DeMarre Carroll. Bi...

Some NBA courtships are elaborate. Others are more practical affairs. And, so it appears anyway, the Utah Jazz prefer the latter. Consider the case of Trevor Booker, the Utah Jazz’s biggest free agent signing of last summer. It was at a simple breakfast meeting in Las Vegas that general manager Denn...
Some NBA courtships are elaborate. Others are more practical affairs. And, so it appears anyway, the Utah Jazz prefer the latter. Consider the case of...

Late lottery picks are hit and miss and, at present, it appears that 19-year-old forward Trey Lyles will be battling with Trevor Booker, Grant Jerrett and possibly even Tibor Pleiss for minutes in the Utah Jazz frontcourt next season. Add all that up and the former Kentucky Wildcat faces long odds t...
Late lottery picks are hit and miss and, at present, it appears that 19-year-old forward Trey Lyles will be battling with Trevor Booker, Grant Jerrett...

The Utah Jazz could clear more than $16 million in cap space this summer, but that’s certainly no guarantee that they’ll make a major splash when the free agent market opens up tonight at 10. General manager Dennis Lindsey and company will be working the phones, making their pitches and trying to f...
The Utah Jazz could clear more than $16 million in cap space this summer, but that’s certainly no guarantee that they’ll make a major splash when the...

A few days before free agency, the Utah Jazz continue to look for ways to improve their team.
Raul Neto could factor into this.
The Jazz will have a conversation with Neto, the Brazilian point guard they drafted two years, to gauge his interest in playing in the NBA next season, The Salt Lake Tri...
A few days before free agency, the Utah Jazz continue to look for ways to improve their team.
Raul Neto could factor into this.
The Jazz will have ...

It’s hard to imagine everything that goes into a front office’s decision on draft night, the exhaustive film sessions, background gathering, workouts, and interviews that lead a general manger and his staff to Player A over Player B. In the case of Trey Lyles, the Utah Jazz’s lottery pick (12th over...
It’s hard to imagine everything that goes into a front office’s decision on draft night, the exhaustive film sessions, background gathering, workouts,...

Some loved it when the Utah Jazz picked Trey Lyles with the No. 12 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Some didn’t love it so much.
Indeed, fan reaction - if twitter is to be believed - was very much mixed on Lyles, the power forward from Kentucky, whom the Jazz selected at the tail end of the lottery....
Some loved it when the Utah Jazz picked Trey Lyles with the No. 12 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Some didn’t love it so much.
Indeed, fan reaction ...

In seven seasons in Utah, Paul Millsap won over Jazz fans with hustle and hard work. And after two All-Star seasons in Atlanta, it’s Millsap’s evolving and increasingly skilled game that makes him such an intriguing free agent name — especially for those fans in Salt Lake City. Millsap averaged 17.3...
In seven seasons in Utah, Paul Millsap won over Jazz fans with hustle and hard work. And after two All-Star seasons in Atlanta, it’s Millsap’s evolvin...

Late last week, after a group of NBA hopefuls had just finished working out for Jazz officials in Salt Lake City, general manager Dennis Lindsey sat on the bleachers at the Zions Basketball Center, chatting with a few reporters about the upcoming draft and giving away none of his secrets. If you tal...
Late last week, after a group of NBA hopefuls had just finished working out for Jazz officials in Salt Lake City, general manager Dennis Lindsey sat o...

The Jazz have promoted Brian Zettler, the team’s longtime assistant trainer and equipment manager, to head athletic trainer, filling the job left vacant by longtime trainer Gary Briggs’ retirement. Nick Asay has also been promoted to assistant trainer and Adam Klauke has been named the team’s new eq...
The Jazz have promoted Brian Zettler, the team’s longtime assistant trainer and equipment manager, to head athletic trainer, filling the job left vaca...

Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky Q: How important is it to you to be the first guy drafted? Towns: For me it’s not that important. I just want to go and make my mark on any organization that I’m picked to and fortunate enough to play for. The biggest thing here, just like at Kentucky, is you have to s...
Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky Q: How important is it to you to be the first guy drafted? Towns: For me it’s not that important. I just want to go and...

Andrei Kirilenko, the man who brought Hooter’s to Russia, a huge World of Warcraft tattoo to the NBA, and countless memories to Utah Jazz fans, is hanging up his sneakers. “I am finishing up my career on court,” Kirilenko, 34, reportedly told Russian daily Sport-Express. “I have not said that this ...
Andrei Kirilenko, the man who brought Hooter’s to Russia, a huge World of Warcraft tattoo to the NBA, and countless memories to Utah Jazz fans, is ha...

Admittedly, I would make a terrible NBA general manager, so I can’t promise you I picked a superstar, a franchise-changer or even a future starter for the Jazz in the Boston Globe’s mock draft this morning. Kentucky’s Trey Lyles going fourth to the Knicks (with New York Times reporter Scott Cacciola...
Admittedly, I would make a terrible NBA general manager, so I can’t promise you I picked a superstar, a franchise-changer or even a future starter for...

There are a few questions that, without fail, get brought up during every pre-draft workout — and the Jazz have put together many in recent summers. Somebody is going to ask about the altitude. Always. Later, someone will ask the player if he pays attention to the mock drafts. Inevitably, he says no...
There are a few questions that, without fail, get brought up during every pre-draft workout — and the Jazz have put together many in recent summers. S...

In the NBA pre-draft process, small school guys are often an overlooked breed. If you didn’t play at a major Division I school, the odds are stacked against you, if you hope to make your way onto various draft boards.
Terrence Drisdom knows this well. As a graduate of Cal Poly-Pomona, he’s not ne...
In the NBA pre-draft process, small school guys are often an overlooked breed. If you didn’t play at a major Division I school, the odds are stacked a...

Right now, Bobby Parks Jr. could be looking back on four years at Georgia Tech, eying his basketball future. But the 6-foot-4 guard doesn’t regret his decision to de-commit from the Yellow Jackets in 2011, and instead move halfway around the world. “For me, it was worth it,” he said. “To be there un...
Right now, Bobby Parks Jr. could be looking back on four years at Georgia Tech, eying his basketball future. But the 6-foot-4 guard doesn’t regret his...

Kristaps Porzingis will likely be out of the Jazz’s range on draft night, but he sure is fun to watch.
The 7-foot, 19-year-old forward from Latvia plays currently for Baloncesto Sevilla, but is pegged as a top prospect in the upcoming NBA draft. His skills have been on display in Youtube hype video...
Kristaps Porzingis will likely be out of the Jazz’s range on draft night, but he sure is fun to watch.
The 7-foot, 19-year-old forward from Latvia pl...

It may be time for the Golden State Warriors to switch it up. If even a little bit.
For three games, LeBron James has run roughshod over the Warriors, averaging 41 points in these NBA Finals and staking the Cleveland Cavaliers to an improbable 2-1 lead, as Game 4 looms tonight.
This has been becau...
It may be time for the Golden State Warriors to switch it up. If even a little bit.
For three games, LeBron James has run roughshod over the Warriors...

Who will the Jazz draft with the 12th pick? You can find out in the company of a few thousand other Jazz fans at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz will once again open up the arena for a draft night watch party. Here are all the relevant details from the team’s Wednesday press release:
The Utah Jazz ...
Who will the Jazz draft with the 12th pick? You can find out in the company of a few thousand other Jazz fans at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz will ...